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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

drafted en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.
    • A johnboat is a shallow drafted boat favored by fishermen.
  2. (US) conscripted
    • I hope you get drafted / I hope you carry a gun / When you come back with no arms or legs / Then you can say war is fun / 'Cause you don't care / What happens to me / As long it don't happen to you / As the world becomes a bomb factory / Your attitude becomes smug / This just creates an atmosphere of war / A world without any love / You know, / I hope you get drafted / I hope you burn and die 1984, “I Hope You Get Drafted”, performed by Dicks:

Deriveds

nondrafted · undrafted

Relateds

draughted · drawn

drafted en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of draft
    form of draft